LIST OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Make an Arduino Robot
This page contains lists of required parts and tools for the course "Make and Arduino Robot".

The following lists contain the parts and tools necessary to complete the construction of the robot, as shown in the project course Make and Arduino Robot.
Many of the items below are reusable. Items like soldering irons, precision screwdrivers, Arduinos etc will last for many years if you look after them. Other items like resistors, spacers and potentiometers come in packs that contain sufficient numbers to last for many projects.
The items in these lists are provided in an effort to make it easier for our students to find the parts and tools they need. While we take care to find reliable Amazon sellers, we cannot be responsible for problems in their supply chain or fulfilment. Sellers may run out of stock at any time, or shipments may be lost in transit. For issues like these, or for warranty claims, please contact the seller or Amazon directly.
If you do not live in the US, UK or Germany, or the Amazon stores that we provide links to below do not deliver to your location, consider using a freight forwarding service like Shipito. You can ship your shopping to them, and they will forward to you, anywhere in the world. This is useful in case, for at least some of the items in your shopping list, Amazon will not ship to addresses outside the US.
To complete this project, you will need the following parts:
- Magician Chassis | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Arduino Uno (Genuine) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Arduino Uno (Clone) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 2 x Continuous rotation servos (SpringRC SM-S4303R) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 2 x Wheels (2-5/8″ plastic) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Pololu
- 9g SG-90 Mini Servo | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Ultrasonic Sensor (HC-SR04) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Servo mounting bracket for HC-SR04 | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Lynxmotion E-Z Aluminum Servo Bracket (Two Pack ASB-02) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Lynxmotion
- 25mm X 3mm Tapped Metal Spacers with matching screws | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 2 x Light Dependant Resistor (LDR) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 2 x 10 kΩ resistors or assorted set | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 2 x Light Emitting Diodes (LED) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 2 x 330 Ω resistors or assorted set as above | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 10 kΩ potentiometer | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 2 x electrolytic capacitors with capacity between 100µF to 470µF | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Rubber bands | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Cable ties | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Arduino Uno compatible prototyping board shield | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 2 x 4xAA battery holders | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 9V Battery Clip | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Bluetooth Module (HC-06) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Breadboard-friendly SPDT Slide Switch | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- 2 x Screw Terminals 2.54mm Pitch (2-Pin) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Screw Terminals 3.5mm Pitch (3-Pin) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
To complete this project you will need these tools:
- Precision screwdrivers | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Precision antistatic tweezers | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Wire cutter | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Wire stripper | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Multimeter | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Electrical tape | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Soldering iron and solder (check mains power requirements for your location) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- PCB holder (to make soldering easier) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |
- Solder pump (to help in fixing soldering errors) | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE|
- Thin single core wire | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE |